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46 courses with the subject SOC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

SOC 202Quantitative Reasoning

Basic introduction to research and statistics in criminal justice sett

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 211Introductory Sociology

Introduces fundamental sociological concepts and interpretations of human behavior. Explores

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 212Violence and Peace

Explores the nature and scope of human violence today and

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 214Social Problems3

Considers the causes, consequences, and "social construction" of various social prob

Subject: SOC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 215Media and Society

Examines the powerful role played by the media in American and world societies. Topics

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 218Anthropology

Introduces the discipline of anthropology and its subfields. Gives major attention to human evol

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 219Drugs in American Society

Considers the causes and consequences of recreational use and misuse of psychoactive sub

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 301Women, Gender and Feminism in the World

The course provides an interdisciplinary look at gender theory and the devel

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 303Criminology

Focuses on crime and delinquency as a major social problem in the United

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 304Soc Networks of Crime, Health, & Society

This class examines how social networks can be used to understand crime, health, and other factors in

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 305People Power and Protest: Social Movements Around the World

This course provides an overview of the history, theory and politics of social movements around the worl

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 315Studies in Urbanization

Examines the worldwide process of urbanization and critically ana

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 318Social Theory

Examines the ideas that have been important in the development of sociol

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 319Social Change

Discusses classical and modern theories of social change, the process

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 323Sociology of Sports

This course is designed to introduce students to the sociology of sports, specifically in North America. Org

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 326Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice

The over-representation of racial and ethnic minorities in criminal justice proce

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 340Environmental Crime and Justice

This specialized. advanced course overviews a key area of contemporary criminology, central to public debates about economic growth, inequality & diversity, and environmental sustainability. The

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 350Medical Sociology3

Examines American health care institutions. Studies social definitions of disease and he

Subject: SOC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 351Social Research

Focuses on principles of methodology and techniques of research; the relatio

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 399Special Topics

This course provides an in-depth analysis of a topic from a so

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 400Aging and Society

The study of aging in American society. Considers the biology of aging, the psychol

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 402Sociology of Dying and Death

Introduces thanatology, the study of dying and death, from a psychological and so

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 405Deviant Behavior in Society

Examines deviant behavior as a major phenomenon in modern society. Considers functions a

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 410Race, Crime, and Poverty in America

This course examines the relationships among minority status, crime and poverty. The effects of famil

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 411The Family

Examines the family as a social institution-its composition, organiz

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 413Ethnic Pride and Protest

Analyzes the social organization of a multiracial and ethnically diverse so

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 419Studies in Class, Status and Power

Examines the distribution of wealth, power, and prestige in human societies and

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 425Religion in Social Context

Explores the social dimensions of religious belief, religious group structures, and the social chara

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 433The American Prison

This course focuses upon the role of the prison in corrections. It reviews the historical development of the prison, majo

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 435Comparative Studies in Poverty

Compares and contrasts characteristics of poverty as it exists i

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 451Social Research

Focuses on principles of methodology and techniques of research, the

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 453The Sociology of Wellness

This course examines the social bases of illness and wellness. The impact of fac

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 454Computer Applications in Social Research

The structure of data files is described and the commands, required to generate descriptiv

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 460Internship in Applied Sociology

Involves the student in a field experience in a community, organization

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 461Administrative Practicum in Health Care Systems

Involves the student in several field visits to facilities within the health care system.

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 465Senior Seminar in Sociology

Interdisciplinary seminar in the Social Sciences with special emphasis on th

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 470Special Topics3

Subject: SOC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 470AST: Data Analysis

The course introduces statistical software and quantitative research methods. T

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 470BEnvironmental Crime & Justice

This specialized course overviews a key area of contemporary criminology, central to public debates about economic growth, equality, justice, and environmental sustainability. The course introduces studen

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 470DRace, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice

The over-representatioin of racial and ethnic minorities in criminal justice proc

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 470EST: Uran Crime Patterns

This seminar introduces students to the spatial patterns of crime and their relationship to other features of the urban environment. It examines

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 470FST: Intro Soc for Health Professions

This course empowers Health Sciences students with the "Sociological Imagination", while demonstrating how it can be employed to explain the inception and progress of human civiliz

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 470OST: Cybercrime

This course provides an overview of Cybercrime and the digital and offline law enforcement practices that have emerged to respond to

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 478AHonors Senior Thesis

Research and/or creative scholarly activity in sociology unde

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 478BHonors Senior Thesis

Research and/or creative scholarly activity in sociology unde

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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SOC 499Independent Study

Involves faculty directed, student initiated study and research on a t

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
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